Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia is 86.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 89.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2016.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 41st out of 181 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 79.2% | — |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 84.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 74.0% | 67.2% | 79.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 75.7% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in SDG: Southern Asia was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2016.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 41st out of 181 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release